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Abstract

The present study examined the relationships among hope, in its trait and state forms, perceived ability in sport, and students' grades in physical education classes (GPEC). Participants were 216 French students from middle and high schools. Consistent with previous studies (Curry, Snyder, Cook, Ruby, & Rehm, 1997;Peterson, Gerhardt, & Rode, 2006), results from a 6-month prospective study revealed that perceived ability predicted final GPEC, through the mediating role of state hope. Moreover, dispositional hope predicted perceived ability in PE, and state hope that, in turn, positively predicted final GPEC. Implications and future research directions are discussed in light of the present research.

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“…Considering the above will contribute to some extent to addressing the problem that was confirmed by other data of our study: only a small number of adolescents with chronic diseases are regularly engaged in physical activity in daily life. However, this activity is a crucial condition for eliminating hypoactivity and, thus, negative changes in their health and functional capacities leading to a further reduction in physical activity and, in general, to low social engagement of a teenager (Anneke, Stuart, 2017;Delas, Lafreničre, Fenouillet, Martin-Krumm, 2017;Rowlands, 2017;Takken, 2017).…”

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“…One of the main reasons for the differences in girls' values of 9 and 10 years in favor of the latter is related to the morphosis (Malina, Bouchard, Bar-Or, 2004). During this period the physiological characteristics and physical fitness of the child are improved with each new year of his/her life (Astha, 2011;Bar-Or, Rowland, 2004;Carlos, Daniel, Marques, 2012;Delas, Lafreničre, Fenouillet, Paquet, Martin-Krumm, 2017). The high level of development of the body's systems, in turn, contributes to a better solution of various tasks that the coach puts in the initial stage of young athletes' training (Dick, 2007;Raiola, 2014;Sally, 2004).…”

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“…The feasibility of their usage is conditioned by the fact that the activity assessment is an effective factor in motivating adolescents to improve their results (Deckers, 2016;Heckhausen, 2017), in particular during physical activity (Roberts, Treasure, 2012). The increase of the latter contributes to the elimination of hypoactivity, which in turn creates favorable conditions for the improvement of physiological characteristics (Delas, Lafreničre, & Martin-Krumm, 2017).…”